Japan, Brace for Vongfong!

Vongfong, the Perfect Storm
photo credit: High resolution infrared satellite image of Typhoon Vongfong on Tuesday via
The Washington Post

When it rains, it pours. 

This is literally what's about to happen in Japan. After a strong typhoon early this week, the most powerful typhoon of 2014 will hit Japan this weekend until early next week. Reports state that Vongfong (the incoming typhoon) will most likely pass the same track as Phanfone (the typhoon that passed). This means Vongfong might hit Hamamatsu before it slams to Tokyo and further north. The names Vongfong and Phanfone sound funny to me but their magnitude is no laughing matter.

How Working in Japan is Different from the World

Shizuoka Police Mascot.

I've recently learned about how Japanese companies operate. My business class students are only too happy to explain how different Japanese companies are from the rest of the world. Aside from asking employees to work overtime, everyday, Japanese companies also have unusual practices in hiring employees,in negotiating with clients, in how long they stay their companies, in how employees get paid and in how companies regulate overtime.

How to Cure Falling Hair in the Fall

Covered Garden at Fruit Park in Hamamatsu

Did you know that not only leaves fall during autumn? Hair, do too! Women's hair, especially. Even animals shed their hair during this season. There are two explanations for this occurrence. First, the hair has a growth cycle. It's during the months of fall that new hair starts to grow so the older are shedded off. It's like how snakes lose their old skin. The second explanation is that the air is dryer. This makes the scalp lose some moisture causing hair fall.

So how to deal with falling hair in this season? Here are simple and inexpensive things you can do: